Sioux Falls, SD

1950‑1959:		Sioux Falls, SD SMA
1959‑1983:		Sioux Falls, SD SMSA
1983‑2003:		Sioux Falls, SD MSA
2003‑2006:		Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Lincoln County, SD	12,767	12,371	11,761	13,942	15,427	24,131	33,394

McCook County, SD	8,828	8,268	7,246	6,444	5,688	5,832	5,905

Minnehaha County, SD	70,910	86,575	95,209	109,435	123,809	148,281	160,051

Turner County, SD	12,100	11,159	9,872	9,255	8,576	8,849	8,532



Total	70,910	86,575	95,209	109,435	123,809	172,412	207,882
Percent Change	-	22.1%	10.0%	14.9%	13.1%	39.3%	20.6%



Total (as currently defined)	104,605	118,373	124,088	139,076	153,500	187,093	207,882
Percent Change	-	13.2%	4.8%	12.1%	10.4%	21.9%	11.1%

Timeline

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Component

Lincoln County, SD

McCook County, SD

Minnehaha County, SD

Turner County, SD

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Sioux Falls, SD	52,696	*	65,466	*	72,488	*	81,182 81,343	*	99,405 100,814	*	123,975	*	139,517	*



Total	52,696		65,466		72,488		81,182		99,405		123,975		139,517
Metro	70,910		86,575		95,209		109,435		123,809		172,412		207,882
Percent	74.3%		75.6%		76.1%		74.2%		80.3%		71.9%		67.1%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Sioux Falls, SD

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			52,696	74.3%
		UA Population		0	0.0%
	Rural Population			18,214	25.7%

	Inside Central Cities			52,696	74.3%
	Outside Central Cities			18,214	25.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			70,910	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	none


	population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952




1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			66,582	76.9%
		UA Population		66,582	76.9%
	Rural Population			19,993	23.1%

	Inside Central Cities			65,466	75.6%
	Outside Central Cities			21,109	24.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			86,575	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Sioux Falls, SD		66,582	66,582	100.0%

	Total			66,582


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			75,146	78.9%
		UA Population		75,146	78.9%
	Rural Population			20,063	21.1%

	Inside Central Cities			72,488	76.1%
	Outside Central Cities			22,721	23.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			95,209	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Sioux Falls, SD		75,146	75,146	100.0%

	Total			75,146


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			88,260	80.7%
		UA Population		85,671	78.3%
	Rural Population			21,175	19.3%

	Inside Central Cities			81,182	74.2%
	Outside Central Cities			28,253	25.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			109,435	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Sioux Falls, SD		85,834	85,671	99.8%

	Total			85,671


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			107,173	77.0%
		UA Population		100,843	72.4%
	Rural Population			32,063	23.0%

	Inside Central Cities			100,814	72.4%
	Outside Central Cities			38,422	27.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			139,236	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Sioux Falls, SD		100,843	100,843	100.0%

	Total			100,843


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			135,120	72.2%
		UA Population		124,269	66.4%
	Rural Population			51,973	27.8%

	Inside Principal Cities			123,975	66.3%
	Outside Principal Cities			63,118	33.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			187,093	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Sioux Falls, SD		124,269	124,269	100.0%

	Total			124,269


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Sioux Falls, SD SMA
-		Minnehaha County, SD included as original SMA component
-		Sioux Falls, SD designated as original central city of new SMA


Dec 1992



-		Lincoln County, SD added


Jun 2003



-		McCook County, SD added
-		Turner County, SD added

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